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Influence of triceps surae electromechanical delay on movement responses in the sprint start event
conference contribution
posted on 2023-01-09, 15:16 authored by Evan D. Crotty, Kevin Hayes, ANDREW HARRISONANDREW HARRISONThis study examined the delay in sprint start performance related to electromechanical
delay (EMD) in the triceps surae muscle and aimed to determine whether sprinters may
gain an advantage in sprint start response time (SSRT). SSRT’s of nineteen sprinters were
measured using an International Association of Athletics Federations approved SSRT
detection system. EMD times were also obtained from the triceps surae muscle during a
simple heel-lift experiment. Using Brosnan et al. (2016) response time limits, the results
demonstrated that EMD produced a significant moderate correlation with SSRT (r = 0.572,
P = 0.01). Initial results suggest EMD influences SSRT. However greater specificity in the
EMD measurement to the sprint start action is required to determine the true effects of
EMD on SSRT.
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36th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports;Publisher
International Society of Biomechanics in SportNote
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- Mathematics & Statistics
- Physical Education and Sports Science